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Post 2015 Global TB Strategy 4 *WHO: Global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015. 2015<br>

Principles of post-2015 Global TB Strategy Government stewardship and accountability, with monitoring and evaluation
Strong coalition with civil society organizations and communities
Protection and promotion of human rights, ethics and equity
Adaptation of the strategy and targets at country level, with global collaboration 5 *WHO: Global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015. 2015<br>

WHO Guidance on Ethics of TB Prevention, Care and Control Can assist National TB Programmes (NTPs), TB service providers, policy makers, civil society and other stakeholders in implementing TB prevention, care and control efforts in an ethical manner
Addresses a broad range of ethical issues that arise in NTPs, ranging from informed consent and isolation to health care workers’ rights and obligations, and clinical and epidemiological studies
Raises consciousness about ethics in TB control and in practice 6<br>

Goal of TB care and control programmes Achieve universal access to high-quality diagnosis and patient-centred treatment
Reduce the human suffering and socioeconomic burden associated with TB
Protect public health, including protecting poor and vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV, and MDR-TB
Support development of new tools and enable their timely and effective use
Protect and promote human rights in TB prevention, care and control 7<br>

Objectives for comprehensive TB strategy Provide proper treatment of infected individuals
Ensure prevention of new infections
Effective care and control programme
Infection control
Vaccination
Appropriate population screening
Improvement in socio-economic factors known to increase risk of TB 8<br>

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